FREEZE WATCH
Issue Date: 158 PM PST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 900 AM PST WED DEC 09 2009

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED WITH A POTENTIAL TO BECOME DAMAGING FOR
PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA THROUGH TONIGHT...
.A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP AHEAD AND BEHIND
A COLD AND VIGOROUS STORM MOVING OVER THE REGION TODAY...WITH
SOUTHEAST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT TODAY...FOLLOWED BY STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT. THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS
ANGELES...VENTURA...AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN
THIS PRODUCT AS THEY ARE ALREADY COVERED WITH A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...GUSTY WINDS...AND
BLOWING SNOW.
A VERY COLD AIR MASS WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TONIGHT BEHIND THE
COLD FRONT. WIND PROTECTED AREAS WILL BE VULNERABLE TO SUB-FREEZING
TEMPERATURES. THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...CUYAMA VALLEY...AND INTERIOR
VALLEYS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES HAVE ALREADY EXPERIENCED TWO
FREEZE EPISODES THIS SEASON...SO THEY ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS
PRODUCT. THE CENTRAL COAST WILL BE VULNERABLE TO WIDESPREAD FROST
CONDITIONS TONIGHT. BEHIND THE FRONT...THERE WILL BE GUSTY WEST
TO NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHLAND TONIGHT...
BUT WIND PROTECTED AREAS WILL DEFINITELY BE VULNERABLE TO PATCHY
FROST CONDITIONS. WITH LIGHTER WINDS AND A CONTINUED VERY COLD AIR
MASS...MORE WIDESPREAD FROST AND FREEZE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
TUESDAY NIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH A VERY COLD AIR
MASS WILL BRING VERY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS TO MANY AREAS TONIGHT.
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VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA PAULA...FILLMORE...OJAI...PIRU...
THOUSAND OAKS...NEWBURY PARK...MOORPARK...SIMI VALLEY...TOPANGA...
SANTA CLARITA...NEWHALL...VALENCIA...WOODLAND HILLS...
NORTHRIDGE...BURBANK...UNIVERSAL CITY
158 PM PST MON DEC 7 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING.
A FREEZE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FREEZE WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS ACROSS HIGHER
TERRAIN.
FOR TOMORROW NIGHT...MINIMUM TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO
BETWEEN 26 AND 28 DEGREES IN COLDEST WIND-SHELTERED AREAS...
BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR A HARD FREEZE. AREAS MOST AT RISK INCLUDE
THE OJAI VALLEY AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY...
SUCH AS AGOURA HILLS...CALABASSAS...AND WOODLAND HILLS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OPERATORS OF HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES...ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ACROSS THE
DESERT. EXPECT REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SOME AREAS DUE TO BLOWING
DUST AND SAND. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN GUSTY CROSS WINDS WHICH CAN
CAUSE VEHICLE LOSS OF CONTROL.
A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES REACH AND FALL
BELOW 28 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST TWO HOURS ARE POSSIBLE. THESE
CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
$$

WIND ADVISORY
Issue Date: 158 PM PST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 1000 PM PST MON DEC 07 2009

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED WITH A POTENTIAL TO BECOME DAMAGING FOR
PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA THROUGH TONIGHT...
.A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP AHEAD AND BEHIND
A COLD AND VIGOROUS STORM MOVING OVER THE REGION TODAY...WITH
SOUTHEAST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT TODAY...FOLLOWED BY STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT. THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS
ANGELES...VENTURA...AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN
THIS PRODUCT AS THEY ARE ALREADY COVERED WITH A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...GUSTY WINDS...AND
BLOWING SNOW.
A VERY COLD AIR MASS WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TONIGHT BEHIND THE
COLD FRONT. WIND PROTECTED AREAS WILL BE VULNERABLE TO SUB-FREEZING
TEMPERATURES. THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...CUYAMA VALLEY...AND INTERIOR
VALLEYS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES HAVE ALREADY EXPERIENCED TWO
FREEZE EPISODES THIS SEASON...SO THEY ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS
PRODUCT. THE CENTRAL COAST WILL BE VULNERABLE TO WIDESPREAD FROST
CONDITIONS TONIGHT. BEHIND THE FRONT...THERE WILL BE GUSTY WEST
TO NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHLAND TONIGHT...
BUT WIND PROTECTED AREAS WILL DEFINITELY BE VULNERABLE TO PATCHY
FROST CONDITIONS. WITH LIGHTER WINDS AND A CONTINUED VERY COLD AIR
MASS...MORE WIDESPREAD FROST AND FREEZE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
TUESDAY NIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH A VERY COLD AIR
MASS WILL BRING VERY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS TO MANY AREAS TONIGHT.
CAZ044>046-088-547-080500-
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VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA PAULA...FILLMORE...OJAI...PIRU...
THOUSAND OAKS...NEWBURY PARK...MOORPARK...SIMI VALLEY...TOPANGA...
SANTA CLARITA...NEWHALL...VALENCIA...WOODLAND HILLS...
NORTHRIDGE...BURBANK...UNIVERSAL CITY
158 PM PST MON DEC 7 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING.
A FREEZE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FREEZE WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS ACROSS HIGHER
TERRAIN.
FOR TOMORROW NIGHT...MINIMUM TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO
BETWEEN 26 AND 28 DEGREES IN COLDEST WIND-SHELTERED AREAS...
BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR A HARD FREEZE. AREAS MOST AT RISK INCLUDE
THE OJAI VALLEY AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY...
SUCH AS AGOURA HILLS...CALABASSAS...AND WOODLAND HILLS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OPERATORS OF HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES...ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ACROSS THE
DESERT. EXPECT REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SOME AREAS DUE TO BLOWING
DUST AND SAND. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN GUSTY CROSS WINDS WHICH CAN
CAUSE VEHICLE LOSS OF CONTROL.
A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES REACH AND FALL
BELOW 28 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST TWO HOURS ARE POSSIBLE. THESE
CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
$$

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 606 AM PST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 600 AM PST TUE DEC 08 2009

Expires:200912081400;;
FLUS46 KLOX 071403
HWOLOX
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
600 AM PST MON DEC 7 2009
CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-081400-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-SANTA YNEZ VALLEY-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-CUYAMA VALLEY-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
ANTELOPE VALLEY-CATALINA ISLAND-SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY-
600 AM PST MON DEC 7 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.
.DAY ONE... TODAY
A COLD WINTER STORM WILL BRING A MULTITUDE OF HAZARDS TO THE AREA
TODAY. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN WILL FALL WITH INTENSITIES HIGH ENOUGH
TO POSSIBLY CAUSE DEBRIS FLOWS IN AND AROUND THE RECENT BURN AREAS.
UP TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL IN THE MOUNTAINS MOSTLY ABOVE 6000
FEET ALTHOUGH SNOW WILL FALL AS LOW AS 4000 FEET. THE MOUNTAINS WILL
ALSO HAVE HAZARDOUS WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AS WELL AS LOCAL NEAR ZERO
VISIBILITIES. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS.
OVERNIGHT VERY COLD AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR PEOPLE OUTSIDE. AT THE BEACHES DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS
WILL CREATE HAZARDS FOR SWIMMERS AND SURFERS. HIGHER THAN NORMAL
SURF WILL CREATE HAZARDS FOR BEACHGOERS. GALE FORCE WINDS AND HIGH
SEAS WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TIMES ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS.
* WINTER STORM WARNING.......SEE WWUS46 KLOX - WSWLOX FOR DETAILS *
* HIGH WIND WATCH............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS *
* FLOOD WATCH................SEE WGUS66 KLOX - FFALOX FOR DETAILS *
* WIND ADVISORY..............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS *
* GALE WARNING...............SEE WHUS76 KLOX - MWWLOX FOR DETAILS *
* HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK......SEE FZUS56 KLOX - SRFLOX FOR DETAILS *
* MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT...SEE FZUS76 KLOX - MWSLOX FOR DETAILS *
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
BITTER COLD WEATHER WILL AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS ALONG WITH SNOW ACROSS
THE GRAPEVINE. MORE RAIN IS ON TAP BOTH THURSDAY AND THE WEEKEND.
* WINTER STORM WARNING.......SEE WWUS46 KLOX - WSWLOX FOR DETAILS *
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
$$

FLASH FLOOD WATCH
Issue Date: 233 PM PST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 900 PM PST MON DEC 07 2009

...FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS POSSIBLE FOR THE RECENT BURN
AREAS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...
.A COLD AND POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING MODERATE TO
OCCASIONALLY HEAVY RAINFALL TO THE REGION...WITH A FOCUS OVER LOS
ANGELES COUNTY. RAINFALL RATES ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO RANGE
BETWEEN ONE QUARTER AND ONE HALF AN INCH PER HOUR...BUT COULD
LOCALLY REACH THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH PER HOUR OVER THE SOUTH
FACING SLOPES OF THE SAN GABRIEL RANGE. ALTHOUGH THESE RAIN RATES
SHOULD NOT BE SUFFICIENT ENOUGH TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD FLASH
FLOODING...THEY COULD BE ENOUGH TO CREATE FLASH FLOODING OVER AND
DOWNSTREAM OF THE RECENT BURN AREAS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY. TOTAL
RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE WATCH AREA ARE EXPECTED TO BE
BETWEEN ONE AND A HALF AND THREE INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 4
INCHES.
CAZ054-547-548-071145-
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LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ACTON...MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG...
WOODLAND HILLS...NORTHRIDGE...BURBANK...UNIVERSAL CITY...
PASADENA...SAN GABRIEL...POMONA
233 PM PST SUN DEC 6 2009
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR RECENT BURN AREAS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE RECENT BURN AREAS OF LOS ANGELES
COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING THE
STATION...MORRIS...SANTA ANITA...BIG HORN...MAREK...AND SAYRE
BURN AREAS.
* FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
* PEAK RAINFALL RATES BETWEEN ONE HALF AND THREE QUARTERS OF AN
INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES DURING THIS STORM OVER THE
WATCH AREA. THESE RAIN RATES APPROACH OR EXCEED USGS DEBRIS FLOW
THRESHOLDS FOR THE RECENT 2008 AND 2009 BURN AREAS OF LOS
ANGELES COUNTY.
* THE STATION AND MORRIS BURN AREAS AND ADJACENT DOWNSTREAM AREAS
WILL BE THE AREAS MOST VULNERABLE TO FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS
FLOWS DURING THIS STORM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
$$
MORE INFORMATION FROM THE USGS ON DEBRIS FLOWS AND THEIR IMPACTS
CAN BE FOUND AT HTTP://LANDSLIDES.USGS.GOV/RESEARCH/WILDFIRE (ALL
LOWERCASE LETTERS)
KITTELL/GOMBERG

WIND ADVISORY
Issue Date: 159 PM PST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 600 AM PST TUE DEC 08 2009

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED WITH A POTENTIAL TO BECOME DAMAGING FOR
PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA THROUGH TONIGHT...
.A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP AHEAD AND BEHIND
A COLD AND VIGOROUS STORM MOVING OVER THE REGION TODAY...WITH
SOUTHEAST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT TODAY...FOLLOWED BY STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT. THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS
ANGELES...VENTURA...AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN
THIS PRODUCT AS THEY ARE ALREADY COVERED WITH A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...GUSTY WINDS...AND
BLOWING SNOW.
A VERY COLD AIR MASS WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TONIGHT BEHIND THE
COLD FRONT. WIND PROTECTED AREAS WILL BE VULNERABLE TO SUB-FREEZING
TEMPERATURES. THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...CUYAMA VALLEY...AND INTERIOR
VALLEYS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES HAVE ALREADY EXPERIENCED TWO
FREEZE EPISODES THIS SEASON...SO THEY ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS
PRODUCT. THE CENTRAL COAST WILL BE VULNERABLE TO WIDESPREAD FROST
CONDITIONS TONIGHT. BEHIND THE FRONT...THERE WILL BE GUSTY WEST
TO NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHLAND TONIGHT...
BUT WIND PROTECTED AREAS WILL DEFINITELY BE VULNERABLE TO PATCHY
FROST CONDITIONS. WITH LIGHTER WINDS AND A CONTINUED VERY COLD AIR
MASS...MORE WIDESPREAD FROST AND FREEZE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
TUESDAY NIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH A VERY COLD AIR
MASS WILL BRING VERY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS TO MANY AREAS TONIGHT.
CAZ059-080500-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0063.000000T0000Z-091208T1400Z/
ANTELOPE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...PALMDALE
158 PM PST MON DEC 7 2009
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THIS AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFT TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST TONIGHT.
THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED IN THE FOOTHILLS AND WESTERN
PORTIONS.
PATCHY BLOWING DUST COULD OCCUR IN MORE RAIN-SHELTERED LOCATIONS
THAT ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OPERATORS OF HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES...ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ACROSS THE
DESERT. EXPECT REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SOME AREAS DUE TO BLOWING
DUST AND SAND. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN GUSTY CROSS WINDS WHICH CAN
CAUSE VEHICLE LOSS OF CONTROL.
&&
$$

FREEZE WATCH
Issue Date: 158 PM PST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 900 AM PST WED DEC 09 2009

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED WITH A POTENTIAL TO BECOME DAMAGING FOR
PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA THROUGH TONIGHT...
.A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP AHEAD AND BEHIND
A COLD AND VIGOROUS STORM MOVING OVER THE REGION TODAY...WITH
SOUTHEAST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT TODAY...FOLLOWED BY STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT. THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS
ANGELES...VENTURA...AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN
THIS PRODUCT AS THEY ARE ALREADY COVERED WITH A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...GUSTY WINDS...AND
BLOWING SNOW.
A VERY COLD AIR MASS WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TONIGHT BEHIND THE
COLD FRONT. WIND PROTECTED AREAS WILL BE VULNERABLE TO SUB-FREEZING
TEMPERATURES. THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...CUYAMA VALLEY...AND INTERIOR
VALLEYS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES HAVE ALREADY EXPERIENCED TWO
FREEZE EPISODES THIS SEASON...SO THEY ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS
PRODUCT. THE CENTRAL COAST WILL BE VULNERABLE TO WIDESPREAD FROST
CONDITIONS TONIGHT. BEHIND THE FRONT...THERE WILL BE GUSTY WEST
TO NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHLAND TONIGHT...
BUT WIND PROTECTED AREAS WILL DEFINITELY BE VULNERABLE TO PATCHY
FROST CONDITIONS. WITH LIGHTER WINDS AND A CONTINUED VERY COLD AIR
MASS...MORE WIDESPREAD FROST AND FREEZE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
TUESDAY NIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH A VERY COLD AIR
MASS WILL BRING VERY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS TO MANY AREAS TONIGHT.
CAZ044>046-088-547-080500-
/O.NEW.KLOX.FZ.A.0006.091209T1100Z-091209T1700Z/
/O.EXB.KLOX.WI.Y.0063.091207T2200Z-091208T0600Z/
VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA PAULA...FILLMORE...OJAI...PIRU...
THOUSAND OAKS...NEWBURY PARK...MOORPARK...SIMI VALLEY...TOPANGA...
SANTA CLARITA...NEWHALL...VALENCIA...WOODLAND HILLS...
NORTHRIDGE...BURBANK...UNIVERSAL CITY
158 PM PST MON DEC 7 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING.
A FREEZE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FREEZE WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS ACROSS HIGHER
TERRAIN.
FOR TOMORROW NIGHT...MINIMUM TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO
BETWEEN 26 AND 28 DEGREES IN COLDEST WIND-SHELTERED AREAS...
BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR A HARD FREEZE. AREAS MOST AT RISK INCLUDE
THE OJAI VALLEY AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY...
SUCH AS AGOURA HILLS...CALABASSAS...AND WOODLAND HILLS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OPERATORS OF HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES...ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ACROSS THE
DESERT. EXPECT REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SOME AREAS DUE TO BLOWING
DUST AND SAND. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN GUSTY CROSS WINDS WHICH CAN
CAUSE VEHICLE LOSS OF CONTROL.
A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES REACH AND FALL
BELOW 28 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST TWO HOURS ARE POSSIBLE. THESE
CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
$$

FLASH FLOOD WATCH
Issue Date: 1205 PM PST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 900 PM PST MON DEC 07 2009

...FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS POSSIBLE FOR THE RECENT BURN
AREAS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...
.A WET PACIFIC STORM IS PRODUCING LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL OVER
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY. RAINFALL RATES AS HIGH AS THREE
QUARTERS OF AN INCH IN THREE HOURS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AT SAN
MARCOS PASS EARLIER THIS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS ARE
EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE
COLD FRONT. SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FRONT PRODUCED RAINFALL
RATES OF A THIRD OF AN INCH IN ONLY 30 MINUTES AS THE FRONT MOVED
THROUGH SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY THIS MORNING. THESE RAIN RATES
COULD BE ENOUGH TO CREATE FLASH FLOODING OVER AND DOWNSTREAM OF
THE RECENT BURN AREAS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY. TOTAL RAINFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE WATCH AREA ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN ONE
HALF AND ONE INCH WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 3 INCHES.
CAZ054-547-548-080415-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ACTON...MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG...
WOODLAND HILLS...NORTHRIDGE...BURBANK...UNIVERSAL CITY...
PASADENA...SAN GABRIEL...POMONA
1205 PM PST MON DEC 7 2009
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE RECENT BURN AREAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CONTINUES A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE RECENT BURN AREAS OF LOS ANGELES
  COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING THE
  STATION...MORRIS...SANTA ANITA...BIG HORN...MAREK...AND SAYRE
  BURN AREAS.
* UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING
* PEAK RAINFALL RATES BETWEEN A THIRD AND A HALF AN INCH PER HOUR
  WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH PER
  HOUR POSSIBLE AT TIMES DURING THIS STORM OVER THE WATCH AREA.
  THESE RAIN RATES APPROACH OR EXCEED USGS DEBRIS FLOW THRESHOLDS
  FOR THE RECENT 2008 AND 2009 BURN AREAS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY.
* THE STATION AND MORRIS BURN AREAS AND ADJACENT DOWNSTREAM
  AREAS WILL BE THE AREAS MOST VULNERABLE TO FLASH FLOODING AND
  DEBRIS FLOWS DURING THIS STORM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS WILL BE A PARTICULAR THREAT IN
AND BELOW THE RECENT BURN AREAS.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
RESIDENTS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY...IN OR BELOW THE RECENTLY BURNED
AREAS ARE URGED TO TAKE THE STEPS NECESSARY TO PROTECT THEIR
PROPERTY. PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND
FOLLOW DIRECTIONS OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS OFFICIALS.
FOR UPDATES ON THIS POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS WINTER STORM...LISTEN
TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE.
&&
$$

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 606 AM PST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 600 AM PST TUE DEC 08 2009

Expires:200912081400;;
FLUS46 KLOX 071403
HWOLOX
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
600 AM PST MON DEC 7 2009
CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-081400-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-SANTA YNEZ VALLEY-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-CUYAMA VALLEY-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
ANTELOPE VALLEY-CATALINA ISLAND-SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY-
600 AM PST MON DEC 7 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.
.DAY ONE... TODAY
A COLD WINTER STORM WILL BRING A MULTITUDE OF HAZARDS TO THE AREA
TODAY. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN WILL FALL WITH INTENSITIES HIGH ENOUGH
TO POSSIBLY CAUSE DEBRIS FLOWS IN AND AROUND THE RECENT BURN AREAS.
UP TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL IN THE MOUNTAINS MOSTLY ABOVE 6000
FEET ALTHOUGH SNOW WILL FALL AS LOW AS 4000 FEET. THE MOUNTAINS WILL
ALSO HAVE HAZARDOUS WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AS WELL AS LOCAL NEAR ZERO
VISIBILITIES. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS.
OVERNIGHT VERY COLD AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR PEOPLE OUTSIDE. AT THE BEACHES DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS
WILL CREATE HAZARDS FOR SWIMMERS AND SURFERS. HIGHER THAN NORMAL
SURF WILL CREATE HAZARDS FOR BEACHGOERS. GALE FORCE WINDS AND HIGH
SEAS WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TIMES ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS.
* WINTER STORM WARNING.......SEE WWUS46 KLOX - WSWLOX FOR DETAILS *
* HIGH WIND WATCH............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS *
* FLOOD WATCH................SEE WGUS66 KLOX - FFALOX FOR DETAILS *
* WIND ADVISORY..............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS *
* GALE WARNING...............SEE WHUS76 KLOX - MWWLOX FOR DETAILS *
* HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK......SEE FZUS56 KLOX - SRFLOX FOR DETAILS *
* MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT...SEE FZUS76 KLOX - MWSLOX FOR DETAILS *
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
BITTER COLD WEATHER WILL AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS ALONG WITH SNOW ACROSS
THE GRAPEVINE. MORE RAIN IS ON TAP BOTH THURSDAY AND THE WEEKEND.
* WINTER STORM WARNING.......SEE WWUS46 KLOX - WSWLOX FOR DETAILS *
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
$$

COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT
Issue Date: 601 PM PST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 700 AM PST TUE DEC 08 2009

...HIGHER THAN NORMAL SURF EXPECTED AT AREAS BEACHES THROUGH
TUESDAY...
.A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACCOMPANYING A STRONG STORM
SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP ON MONDAY. THE STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL
INCREASE A WIND-DRIVEN SWELL ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS. THIS SWELL
WILL TRANSLATE TO THE BEACHES CREATING HIGHER THAN NORMAL SURF.
THE PATTERN WILL HAVE TO BE MONITORED CLOSELY AS THERE IS A CHANCE
THAT A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.
CAZ040-041-070815-
/O.NEW.KLOX.CF.S.0015.091207T1500Z-091208T1500Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
601 PM PST SUN DEC 6 2009
...ABOVE NORMAL SURF EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY...
SURF 1 TO 3 FEET THIS EVENING WILL INCREASE TO 3 TO 5 FEET ON
MONDAY WITH OCCASIONAL SETS TO 7 FEET. HIGH SURF AT AREA BEACHES
WILL GENERATE A HIGH POTENTIAL FOR RIP CURRENTS.
ANYONE THAT IS LESS THAN EXPERIENCED AT SWIMMING IS ADVISED TO
AVOID GETTING TOO CLOSE TO THE SURF AND SWELL ON MONDAY AND
TUESDAY. THIS INCLUDES SWIMMING OR WADING IN THE WATERS...OR
WALKING OUT ON BEACH OVERLOOKS OR JETTIES.
THERE IS A CHANCE THAT WIDESPREAD SURF CONDITIONS ABOVE 7 FEET
COULD DEVELOP ON MONDAY EVENING...CAUSING LOCAL BEACH EROSION AND
MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL HAVE TO BE
MONITORED CLOSELY AS A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.
WITH THE AMOUNT OF RAINFALL EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM...LOCAL
OFFICIALS MAY ADVISE RESIDENTS AND BEACH-GOERS TO REMAIN OUT OF
THE WATER FOR EARLY WEEK DUE TO UNTREATED STORM DRAINAGE FLOW.
$$

WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 205 PM PST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 900 AM PST TUE DEC 08 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND
VENTURA COUNTIES LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY...
.A COLD PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING PRECIPITATION TO THE REGION LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. INITIALLY...SNOW LEVELS WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 3500 AND 4000 FEET LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING...
THEN RISE TO BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET MONDAY AFTERNOON AS
SOUTHERLY FLOW INCREASES ACROSS THE AREA. BEHIND THE COLD
FRONT...SNOW LEVELS WILL RAPIDLY FALL MONDAY NIGHT...EVENTUALLY
LOWERING TO AROUND 2000 FEET...WITH LOCAL SNOW LEVELS AS LOW AS
1500 FEET. SHOWERS WILL END LATER MONDAY NIGHT...EXCEPT ACROSS
INTERIOR SECTIONS OF THE REGION...ESPECIALLY NORTH FACING SLOPES
WHERE CLOUDS AND SHOWERS WILL LIKELY LINGER THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING. AS WE DRAW CLOSER TO THE EVENT... WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORIES MAY NEED TO BE ISSUED FOR MONDAY NIGHT ACROSS LOWER
ELEVATION LOCATIONS SUCH AS THE CUYAMA VALLEY AND ANTELOPE VALLEY.
THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW AT HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. IN ADDITION...THIS STORM WILL LIKELY BRING STRONG AND
DAMAGING WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS DANGEROUS ICY
CONDITIONS MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THE VERY COLD AIR MASS
COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY CREATE DANGEROUS WIND
CHILL READINGS NEAR ZERO DEGREES.
CAZ053-054-071200-
/O.UPG.KLOX.WS.A.0005.091207T1200Z-091208T1700Z/
/O.NEW.KLOX.WS.W.0004.091207T1200Z-091208T1700Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON...
MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG
205 PM PST SUN DEC 6 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 9 AM PST
TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS...AND DANGEROUS
ICY CONDITIONS WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 9 AM PST
TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 24 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR ELEVATIONS
ABOVE 6000 FEET...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS THE UPPER PORTIONS
OF THE SAN GABRIELS. BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET... SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. LESSER SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE FORECASTED FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS...BUT INTERSTATE
5 NEAR THE GRAPEVINE WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED BY SNOW ON MONDAY
MORNING...AND AGAIN MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. THE HIGHEST
SNOWFALL INTENSITIES ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO
EARLY MONDAY EVENING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SAN GABRIELS.
THIS STORM WILL ALSO LIKELY BRING POWERFUL SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST
WINDS...WITH DAMAGING GUSTS OVER 60 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON...SHIFTING
TO THE NORTHWEST MONDAY NIGHT BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH CONTINUED
DAMAGING GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. AREAS OF FOG... HEAVY SNOW...AND BLOWING
SNOW WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE AREAS OF VISIBILITIES NEAR
ZERO AT TIMES. AS VERY COLD AIR SPILLS INTO THE REGION MONDAY
NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING...THERE WILL BE A HIGH PROBABILITY FOR
DANGEROUS ICY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING
INTERSTATE 5. THE VERY COLD AIR MASS COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL
LIKELY CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS NEAR ZERO DEGREES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND
WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
$$
GOMBERG

WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 229 PM PST SAT DEC 05 2009
Expiration: 900 AM PST TUE DEC 08 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES
AND VENTURA COUNTIES LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY...
.A COLD PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING PRECIPITATION TO THE REGION LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. INITIALLY...SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN
AROUND 4000 FEET...THEN RISE TO AROUND 6000 FEET MONDAY AFTERNOON AS
SOUTHERLY FLOW INCREASES ACROSS THE AREA. BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...SNOW
LEVELS WILL RAPIDLY FALL MONDAY NIGHT...EVENTUALLY LOWERING TO AROUND
2000 FEET. LATER MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...THERE WILL BE
LIMITED MOISTURE...BUT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS INTERIOR
SECTIONS OF THE REGION...ESPECIALLY NORTH FACING SLOPES. AS WE
DRAW CLOSER TO THE EVENT...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES MAY NEED TO
BE ISSUED FOR MONDAY NIGHT ACROSS LOWER ELEVATION LOCATIONS SUCH
AS THE CUYAMA VALLEY AND ANTELOPE VALLEY.
THIS STORM IS NOW TAKING A MORE OVER-WATER TRAJECTORY TAPPING INTO MORE
AVAILABLE MOISTURE. AS A RESULT...THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR
SIGNIFICANT SNOW AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. IN ADDITION...THIS STORM
WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS...AS
WELL AS DANGEROUS ICY CONDITIONS MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY
MORNING.
CAZ053-054-061200-
/O.NEW.KLOX.WS.A.0005.091207T1200Z-091208T1700Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON...
MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG
229 PM PST SAT DEC 5 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WATCH FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR ELEVATIONS
ABOVE 6000 FEET WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 18 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SAN GABRIELS. LESSER SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...BUT INTERSTATE 5
NEAR THE GRAPEVINE WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED BY SNOW ON MONDAY
MORNING...AND AGAIN MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THE HIGHEST
SNOWFALL INTENSITIES ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO
EARLY MONDAY EVENING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SAN GABRIELS.
THIS STORM WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PACK POWERFUL WINDS...WITH
SOUTHERLY WINDS GUSTING OVER 50 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON...SHIFTING TO
THE NORTHWEST MONDAY NIGHT BEHIND THE FRONT. AREAS OF FOG...HEAVY
SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE AREAS
OF VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. AS VERY COLD AIR SPILLS INTO THE
REGION MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING...THERE WILL BE A HIGH
PROBABILITY FOR DANGEROUS ICY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...
INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL INTO THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MOUNTAINS
DURING THE WATCH PERIOD SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTRY WEATHER
CONDITIONS. CHECK THE LATEST ROAD REPORTS AND REMEMBER TO CARRY
EXTRA FOOD...WATER...AND WARM CLOTHING.
$$
GOMBERG